Is love possible when nothing goes according to plan?
Although they do not know each other, Lord Timothy Rydell and Lady Elspeth Westridge have something in common: they are happy with the plans for their lives.
Timothy is having a grand time exploring the Americas and working with his cousin in business.
Elspeth has settled into her life on the shelf, with her Royal Society lectures and her botanical experiments. Neither is interested in marriage or children.
Abruptly, both their lives are thrown into disarray. Elspeth’s father, frustrated with his daughter’s choices, arranges for her to marry a man more than twice her age, leaving her no other option.
Timothy, summoned home by his mother for the king’s coronation, faces a season of marriage-minded mamas enthralled by his new wealth. In desperation, both turn to Mrs.
Bessie Dove-Lyon for help, hoping that the Black Widow of Whitehall can solve their dilemmas—only to discover that she has selected Timothy as one of Elspeth’s marriage prospects.
